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, To all whom it may concern:

a citizen of the Republic of France, residing which the following is aspecification.

1,023,827. TABULATING DEVICE F OR TYPE-WRITING MACHINES. RU-

nonr FALLENSTEIN, Marseille, France, as-

signor to The Monarch Typewriter Complany, Syracuse, N. Y., aCorporation .of ew York. Filed June 25,1910. Serial No. 568,867.

My invention relates especially to tabu-l lating mechanismin whichcolumn selectin and the object of the invention is to provide columnvmay be attained at a single operation.

To the above and other ends my invention consists in the features ofconstruction, combinations of devices and arrangements of partshereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings which illustrate one forni of my inventionapplied t0 a Yost typewriting machine. Figure 1 is a fragmentaryvertical sectional view illustrating my improvements applied to saidmachine. Fig. 2 is a fragmentary front elevation partly in section ofsaid machine. Fig. 3 is a view correspond-ing with Fig. 1 but showingadditional arts and also showing some parts in dif erent relationshipsfrom those occupied in Fig. 1.

and denominational devices are combinec,

`new and improved devices whereby any denominational position in a.predetermined i As shown in Fig. 3 the framework of thel,Fixed"track-Ways C are grooved to cotip- '-1 Yost machine comprises arear plate A which assists to support a top plate B.

:orafo willi anti-friction rollers l), said roller-'a likewiseeoi'iperuting willi groovcd front and .rear liars l". and l" comprisedin a platen rui-ruine which further includes webs ti,con piel-ling thebars l". and l". hugs ll depend :from certain ol` the webs and pivotallysup- -iport. iii-nis .l to which are secured a fecit rack g/i having adepending,r rear port-ion, said rack ibeing normally maintained inspring pressed iongagenient with a feed pinion l( supported iut. thetolp of ii shaft l1, said shaft being jeontrollm by escapeinent. devices(not. herein shown). 'llie platen, the carriage power n ud t-be.printing and ink'in instrumentalities are also omitted from tile ltheYost. machine. lshown for disconnecting the feed rack Z from the pinionKto release the carriage, isaid means consistin of a roller a suplportedon a bell cran c y pivoted on a fixed support. O. The roller is adaptedto codrawings but .may be of the usual construction found in Simplifiedmeans are i operate wirth the depending portion of the lfeed rack /..toswing` the ruck rearward as fshown in liig. .'l when the bell crank i/is i `aetuated as hereinafter described. l i

' port; or, in other words, the column stops 'llie tabulatiug"niechanism' comprises a` toothed stop bar l) 'supported ori standards'i Q `risinfv from the carriage. Adjustably mounted on said stop bar area plurality of column stops 1l, four hein shown herein. The stoppingportions of tie stops project to diflerentextents rearward from theirsupor projection of the actuated denominational sto lever. The forwardends of 'the horizonte arms of the bell cranks S are reduced and engagein slots in upright key stems M, said stems bearing slidably inoyieuinos in fixed plates N-N on the niaciine ramo. N are liendcd and,together with the bell connected to the upper end of each key stem `hlis a lever or arm c, the set of levers c l .being fulcriiined on afulcriim rod b which is mounted on fixed standards 0 and p, the upperends of said standards bein connected by an inclined cross bar a wlilcliis ing on the extent. of the forward movement i The lower ends of thestems l cranks S. are maintained in normal position Q (Fig. Q) b vsprings (notsliown). livotally provided with a scale v, as appears inFig. 2. The standards o and p also provide a support. for a slidable rodn on which is pivotet a set. of six arms d, said arms being provided attheir forward end portions with oblong ke caps which are similar inconstruction lint for descriptive )ui-poses are lettered herein beginninY at tie left, g, li, i, le, l and m. Each of t-lio keys or key caps isprovided atA its right-hand end with au upright extension ai. Ilacli keycap is associated with one of the key stems M noi'- iiially overlyingsaid key stem as shown in Fig. 2 and having a downwardly turned edgeadapted to engage the end portion c of the associate lever c. Underlyingthe forward edges of the levers c is a releasing baror bail j havinlangular end portions or ears which exten( rearward and hear on the sliderod n, the bail f embracing the arms d which also bear on the rod n. Aspring U coiled around the rod n at its right and confined between thebail f and the standard p maintains the bail f and the key devices comrising the armsd and the key caps at the orward end thereof, in thenormul position shown in Fig. 2, suitable stops (not shown) hein emloyed if necessary. The under edge o the ail f is eut away at about themiddle of its length, tbe cut-away formingl a stepped slot, thehorizontal edge portions of w uch are numbered 2', Il' and 4', theadjacent edge portion ol' the bur to i y i numeral Il on the scale platen.

the left of the step 2 being numbered 1.` The edges 1', 2', 3 and`4' areadapted to cooperate with the u iper edge ot an arm l which is fulcrumeon astandard secure( to the frame plate N. Said aria q is pvi otallyconnected at u with an upright stem r slidable on the fraaie plates N,N', said stem r being slotted to receive a finger a ex- A tendingforward from the upper end of an arm a which is fixed to a roc t levermember t, said member having a fixed pivot and its rear arm beingconnected by a link V with the bell crank y.

The mechanism as herein constructed provides for a preliminary settingof the bail ft,

by transverse slidin movements of the key caps thus varying tierelationship between the hail and the arm or releasing device q. Apointer w secured to the key cap i coperates with the scale v so thattheextents of transverse movement may be conveniently indicated. The rod nwhen slid rightward in its bearings by pushing one of the key capscarries with it the bail f and the key caps gm. The amount of thissliding movement may be varied'to bring one or another of the steps inthe bail over the arm g ward sliding movement. of the key eap if the keyeap m. acting to slide the bail f torres rightwavd the key raps 1, l andont rightward and the lcfthand end of the, hail in tnrii reacting on thekey caps r/ and/t.. lt will he apparent that. no matter which key eap ispushed rightward it. will result in a rightward sliding movement of the.bail i f against the spring U. 'l`he movement rightward of the hey i tothe extent de; .scribed will bring the edge portion 1' of the bail overthe lever q. 'het i t t i lf now the key f depressed, its arm l willswing downward' on the pivot m. aiul the forward edge of saidi hey willact against the assmziate arm 'l'he arin e swinging downward willdepressi` y in turn the connected key stem M, rockingt the associatedenominational hell crank Sont its fnleiiun iilid swinging the. stoppingpor-1 tion thereof forward into the path ot the), eohunn stops. ln thedescribed oieration; there is substantially no lostmotion etweeni thebail f and the arm q, so that as soon ast lthe depression of the key capi is begun its movement which is transmitted through the associate levere to thelbail f will het? promptly and fully transmitted by said bailtto the arm ,causing said aria to depress thef .stein r, rnrung the levert and through tho ing device or y l tunedn that the carriage pass by thedenominational stop. In otheri words, said intervening stops will `bei,skipped. The result will be t. iat the car-i released.

. ing that. the hail f will be depressed by the link V rocking the hellcrank .1/ and discon"E necting the feed ruck Z from the pinion K, thusreleasing the carria e which will move rapidly leftward under he pull ofthe nia-in, s )ring (not shown). The parts are so! is released when theactuated bell crank b has entered the field@ of the right-hand orlongest column stop Ri and the result will be that the carriage willi`move leftward until said right-hand column*-x stop contacts with theactuated denomina-i, tional stop as shown in Fig. 2l. During this;movementthe intervening column stops willt ringe will be' arrested inthe pre-selected; column and in the proper denominational position insaid column as determined by the particular stop lever S which luis beenactuated. Suitable restoring springs besides, those lshown are providedto restore the parts to normal iositinn when the actuated hey is fcourse, if it is desired to write say, in the second column, the bail fis slid rightward by one of the keys to brin the step 8 therein over thearm q, the resu t bei i i actuated key cap and connections, to a con-.aiderable extent before the a rni gli engaged t by the step 3', thusenabling the actuated stop level' S to be moved forward into thc path ofthe second one from the left of the set of colniiin stops lt before thecarriage is released.

It will be observed that in y present inven- A.

tion provides improved and novel means for releasing the carriage andarresting it at the end of an uninterrupted run in a predeterminedposition in'any desired column, the carriage passing or skipping in thecolumns which may intervene.

Various changes may be made without departing from the scope of invinvention.

Vhat I claim as new and desire to secure by LettersI `Patent, is:- 1. Ina typewriting machine and tabulat= ing mechanism, the combination of aplurality of column sto s, a plurality of denominational stops, lteys,and connections between said keys and said denominational stops for.atl'or( ing relative movement be tween said keys and saiddenoniinatiomil stops enabling said keys to variablv operate saiddenominational stops to coperate with preselected column stops,intervening column stops being skip ed or passed, said keys beingmounted inrependently of said connections. u 2. In a typewriting machineand tabulating mechanism, the combination of a car! ruige, a set ofcolumn stops, a set of denominational stops, releasing means for saidcarriage, keys, and connections between said keys and saiddenominational stops` said kevs being mounted independently,of saidiviees being mounted independently of each Aother.

masses?? connections and said connections a tlording a relative movementbetween said keys and said denominational stops .enabling said keys tovariably actuate said releasing means. 3.*In a typewriting machine andtabulating mechanism, the combination of a carriage, a set of columnsteps, a set of denominational stops, releasing means for ,saidcarriage, keys, and connections between said keys and saiddenominational stops, said keys being mounted independently of saidfconnections and said connections affording a? setting movement of saidkeys independent of said denominational stops, said keys thereafteroperating to actuate said denominationl stops and variably release thecarringe.

t.-Iii a ty cwriting machine and in tabulating niecianism, thecombination of a plurality of column stops, a coperating stop, carriagereleasingV devices,A and key controlled means for variably settingcertain of said releasing devices to time the re-` lease of the carriageAand cause said co-i operating stop when actuated to co-act withr a'redetermined Acolumn step, the keys ofi se dvmeans and the nttablereleasing dvi In a typewriting machine and in tabulating mechanism, thecombination of a set of column stops, a set of key controlled de- L imeans controlled noniiiiatioiial sto s, releasing devices, and

liy the keys of said denomg inational stops for settin certain of saidreleasing devices indcpen eiitly of said denominational stops, the keysof said means" .and the set-table releasing devices being `:latingmechanism, the combination of a set ot stepped column stopsprogressively ar riagc releasing devices, keys, and connec- 4.setting ofcertain of said releasing devices inountod independently of each other.

6. .Tn a typewriting machine and in tabui'anged. a set of denominationalstops, cartions to said keys affording a preliminary indcpemlently ofsaid denominational stops,

` said keys being thereafter operative to actnatc their associatedenominational stops and g release the carrmgctobringa predeterminedcolumn stop into engagement. with the actuated denonunational stop. saidkeys beingI s mounted independently of said connections.

.rality of column stops, a coperating stop,E carriage releasing devices,a

` carriage releasing devices and said cotperat- 7. In a typewritingmachineand in tabulating mechanism, the combination of a plu- L tey, andconnections between said key an( both said operate' with said key stems.

8. ln a typcwriting machine, ttie combination of a set of stepped columnstops,. a set of denominational levers, key stems,` connected to saidlevers, manual devices for actuating said stems, said devices bcinggmounted independently of said stems, and; carriage releasin devicessettable by said; manual devices independent-ly of said key*g stems.

9. In a typewriting machine, the com-i bination of a set ot steppedcolumn stops,`g a set of denominational levers, key stemsi connected tosaid levers, key caps supported independently of said stems andvariably; adjustable relatively to said stems, and ai carriage releasingbail variahly settable by cach of said key stems.

10. In a typewriting machine, the com' bination of a set of steppedcolumn stops, a 4 set of denominational levers, key stems connected tosaid levers` a carriage releasing bail, and key caps slidable tovariably set said bail to time the release of the carriage, said keycaps being also depressible to co- 11. In n. typewriting machineand intabulating mechanism, the combination of a set, of ste iped columnstops, denominational levers, ltcy stems, key ca is coiiperativcwithsaid stems but ivotally supported independently tbcreo a carriagereleasing bail settable )y sliding movements of said key capsindependently of said key stems, and' other carriage releasing deviceswith which said bail is coperative.

12. In a typewriting machine and in tabulating mechanism, thecombination of a set of ste iped column stops, denominational levers,tcy stems, key ca s cooperative with said stems but iivotaly supportedindeiendently tbereoi, a carriage releasing bail iaving a stepped cutoutand being settable by sliding movements of said key caps independentlyof said key stems, and other carriage releasing devices comprising anarm with which the cut-out in said bail is cooperative.

18. In a typewriting machine and in tabulating mechanism, thecombination of a set of stepped column stops, denominational levers, keystems, key caps cooperative with said stems but ivotally supportedindependently thcreo a slidable s iring pressed carriage releasing bailsettabe by sliding -movements of said key capsI independently of saidkey stems, and other carriage releasing devices with which said bail iscoperative, said other devices comprising an arm and said bail beingprovided with a stepped cut-out to cooperate variabl with said arm. Intestimony whereof I ave signed my name to this specification in presenceof two subscribing witnesses.

RUDOLF FALLENSTEIN. Witnesses:

M. L. MaaaoN, S. ANnai'iaNi.

